tree sloth
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits • Syn: sloth • Hypernyms: edentate • Hyponyms: three-toed sloth, ai, Bradypus tridactylus, two-toed sloth, unau, unai, Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni • Member Holonyms: Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae
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